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The company’s aluminum and titanium structural components are used in commercial and military aircraft—as well as precision fasteners and installation tools for airframe structures.
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Russian Stealth Advances Stealth is achieved mainly by careful shaping of the airframe, avoiding straight lines and sharp corners which reflect radar.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The International Energy Agency said that for aviation to get on track with its 2050 net-zero emissions scenario, technical measures related to low-emission fuels, improvements in engines and airframes, and demand-restraint solutions would all be needed to curb growth in emissions.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 30 July 2024
Richwine has been on the project since conceptual design, which sought a uniform aircraft cross section to achieve NASA’s low-boom goals, while using a cost-effective approach to test the airframe shape and other details.
—Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Russian Stealth Advances Stealth is achieved mainly by careful shaping of the airframe, avoiding straight lines and sharp corners which reflect radar.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The International Energy Agency said that for aviation to get on track with its 2050 net-zero emissions scenario, technical measures related to low-emission fuels, improvements in engines and airframes, and demand-restraint solutions would all be needed to curb growth in emissions.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 30 July 2024
Richwine has been on the project since conceptual design, which sought a uniform aircraft cross section to achieve NASA’s low-boom goals, while using a cost-effective approach to test the airframe shape and other details.
—Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airframe
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Hardware as varied as air-defense systems, radars, missiles and aircraft packed the grounds indoors and out.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The carrier will operate the new flights on an Airbus A320 aircraft with room for 174 passengers.Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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Another scene depicts an incident in which an airplane landed close to Heder’s character’s head during the renovation process.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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First stop was an airplane hangar in East L.A., followed by a warehouse in Venice.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Key Background The end of the seven-week strike is good news for Boeing amid the plane maker’s multiple crises.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The plane maker had seen most of its airplane production halted since the middle of September as more than 32,000 of its unionized machinists went on strike .Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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During the rapprochement between China and the United States in the 1970s (which followed the split between China and the Soviet Union), North Korea hosted Soviet naval ships in its ports and allowed Soviet fighter jets to enter North Korean airspace.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Officials received spa treatments, top-shelf alcohol, designer handbags, leather goods, designer furniture, watches, fountain pens, ornamental swords and handmade ship models, according to court documents.Elias Lopez, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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There was a group of sea scouts who were holding onto an airship, and a gust of wind blew the ship into the air and pulled them hundreds of feet with it.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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For example, the Amundsen Mast was used as an anchoring point for airships involved in polar exploration.David Nikel, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Sheriff’s deputies started their search by using a drone and the help of a California Highway Patrol helicopter, then called in searchers from the agency’s Emergency Services Bureau — sworn officers and others who had volunteered for specialized training to find missing persons.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Participants can hire an army of videographers to follow them via boat, bicycle, or helicopter.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Airframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airframe. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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